Originally Posted by Rave It sounds to me like you have an air leak somewhere in the fuelling system.
Rich :¬)
Could be, hard to tell though, im getting the car diagnostic checked tomorrow so i'll let you all know what comes up
Originally Posted by dkmech Btw, forgot to say that my car is a peugeot 106, and my dads was a volvo 440.
I thought you said is was a lambda zond?? or is that what you used to have or was the Peugeot the vehicle that had the stepper motor problem.
Originally Posted by Jiff Lemon Don't suppose you know if it's single or multi point injection?
I'm guessing single, in which case, pull the top of the throttle body and get some good old fashioned carb cleaner sprayed about. You tend to get a lot of crap building up on the butterfly.
Injection cleaner would help (as it's mixed in with the fuel, then passed over the butterfly) but ye old carb cleaner quicker!
I cant find many details on the Peugeot 306 1.4 XR L reg so im not sure.. so the throttle isnt too hard to get to then, i'll strip it down (Gulp!) and see if i can clean it up (If it needs cleaning that is) Is fuel injection cleaner for cars that have injection as i dont think my car is a 1.4i just 1.4??
Originally Posted by malfunction I know I'm out-gunned here in terms of knowledge but if it helps any my 306 (M reg, 1.4 XL) is a simple carb lump - all mechanical - no ECU / injectors messing with the fuel / air mixture (well AFAIK anyway!). Assuming yours is the same it ought to be something that can be found and fixed fairly easily. Try and find a local independant specialist instead of the place that sold it to you.
I would have thought it would be nearly the same as your M reg 1.4 XL as it the same car just a year older, it will be quite a relief if it's only something small, i just wish i didnt smash the headlamp glass as it is quite hard to get a hold of a second hand one and a set seem to be a minimum of £55 to buy!.
Originally Posted by malfunction Oh and things to worry about :
Driveshafts. I've been told Peugeot fitted (relatively) weak ones to the 1.4 engined cars. No idea if this is true but something to keep in mind.
Head gasket. I had a simple top hose (first connection from the radiator) split from the inside... Lost all water in a few miles one day and muppet from recovery company said it was a sensor fault... Drove further with it (even though the temp gauge was at max and the STOP light was on) which warped the head and left me with a nasty repair bill to pay. The top hose was *proabably* simply due to age but it's something worth checking when you get the car sorted. On that score check it's had it's cam belt changed. If the schedule is the same as mine it should have been done at 72,000 miles.
What worrys me is it seems to have had a new gasket fitted, and a strange thing happened today when i parked it up the radiator fan was still running for about 3 minutes after i turned off the ignition.
I cant check the history as i didnt get any with it (Im Ssoo dumb!), and the brakes are now squeking even though the garage owner said it had new front brakes just fitted and a brand new MOT that day.
I think im a fool to be honest even though i did check it over quite well and had two friend, my brothers girlfriend and my mothers husband take a look at it before i bought it.
The car looks so beautiful and (was) great to drive, im just an idiot for being so gullible to believe what the garage bloke said
oh well..